Search Results - "Biral, Francesco"

Fast Planning and Tracking of Complex Autonomous Parking Maneuvers With Optimal Control and Pseudo-Neural Networks by Pagot, Edoardo, Piccinini, Mattia, Bertolazzi, Enrico, Biral, Francesco

“…This paper presents a framework to plan and execute autonomous parking maneuvers in complex parking scenarios. We formulate a minimum-time optimal control…”
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Prediction of pacing and cornering strategies during cycling individual time trials with optimal control by Zignoli, Andrea, Biral, Francesco

“…A new dynamic model for predicting road cycling individual time trials with optimal control was created. The model included both lateral and longitudinal…”
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A Physics-Driven Artificial Agent for Online Time-Optimal Vehicle Motion Planning and Control by Piccinini, Mattia, Taddei, Sebastiano, Larcher, Matteo, Piazza, Mattia, Biral, Francesco

“…This paper presents a hierarchical framework with novel analytical and neural physics-driven models, to enable the online planning and tracking of minimum-time…”
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Estimating an individual's oxygen uptake during cycling exercise with a recurrent neural network trained from easy-to-obtain inputs: A pilot study by Zignoli, Andrea, Fornasiero, Alessandro, Ragni, Matteo, Pellegrini, Barbara, Schena, Federico, Biral, Francesco, Laursen, Paul B

“…Measurement of oxygen uptake during exercise ([Formula: see text]) is currently non-accessible to most individuals without expensive and invasive equipment…”
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Computationally Efficient Minimum-Time Motion Primitives for Vehicle Trajectory Planning by Piccinini, Mattia, Gottschalk, Simon, Gerdts, Matthias, Biral, Francesco

“…In the context of vehicle trajectory planning, motion primitives are trajectories connecting pairs of boundary conditions. In autonomous racing, motion…”
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A Mental Simulation Approach for Learning Neural-Network Predictive Control (in Self-Driving Cars) by Da Lio, Mauro, Dona, Riccardo, Papini, Gastone Pietro Rosati, Biral, Francesco, Svensson, Henrik

“…This paper presents a novel approach to learning predictive motor control via "mental simulations". The method, inspired by learning via mental imagery in…”
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Battery Aging-Aware Online Optimal Control: An Energy Management System for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Supported by a Bio-Inspired Velocity Prediction by Valenti, Giammarco, Pagot, Edoardo, De Pascali, Luca, Biral, Francesco

“…In this manuscript, we address the problem of online optimal control for torque splitting in hybrid electric vehicles that minimises fuel consumption and…”
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Comparison of two warning concepts of an intelligent Curve Warning system for motorcyclists in a simulator study by Huth, Véronique, Biral, Francesco, Martín, Óscar, Lot, Roberto

“…► Curve Warning system supports rider regarding approach speed to curves. ► Two rider interfaces are compared: force feedback throttle and haptic glove. ►…”
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Intersection Support System for Powered Two-Wheeled Vehicles: Threat Assessment Based on a Receding Horizon Approach by Biral, F., Lot, R., Rota, S., Fontana, M., Huth, V.

“…This paper reports a novel intersection support (IS) system for motorcycles developed through the SAFERIDER project (IS). The IS function described is built on…”
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Cooperation between Roads and Vehicles: Field Validation of a Novel Infrastructure-Based Solution for All Road Users’ Safety by Gkemou, Maria, Biral, Francesco, Gkragkopoulos, Ioannis, Valenti, Giammarco, Tsetsinas, Ioannis, Bekiaris, Evangelos, Steccanella, Andrea

“…Cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) are expected to considerably influence road safety, traffic efficiency and comfort. Nevertheless, their…”
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Application of optimal control theory to milling process by Bosetti, Paolo, Biral, Francesco

“…A prototype for a supervising controller for machining applications is here proposed. The controller relies on the definition of an optimal control problem…”
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Aging-Aware Optimal Energy Management Control for a Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Based on Electrochemical-Degradation Dynamics by De Pascali, Luca, Biral, Francesco, Onori, Simona

“…Hybrid electric vehicles offer the best alternative to gasoline-only powered vehicles as they combine a conventional propulsion system with an electric…”
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Experimental evaluation of a system for assisting motorcyclists to safely ride road bends by Biral, Francesco, Bosetti, Paolo, Lot, Roberto

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Comparison of direct and indirect methods for minimum lap time optimal control problems by Dal Bianco, Nicola, Bertolazzi, Enrico, Biral, Francesco, Massaro, Matteo

“…Minimum lap time simulations are especially important in the design, optimisation and setup of race vehicles. Such problems usually come in different flavours,…”
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A physical tire model for real-time simulations by Stocco, Davide, Biral, Francesco, Bertolazzi, Enrico

“…We present a novel tire brush model with carcass flexibility, primarily designed for real-time applications while preserving the physical significance of its…”
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Impacts of Vehicle Speed and Number of Heavy Vehicles on Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Sensitive Locations by Rahimi, Mostafa, Bortoluzzi, Daniele, Biral, Francesco

“…Tourist areas are one of the most populated parts of cities. Air quality in these spaces is critical as they are more susceptible to the particles emitted by…”
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Massimo Guiggiani: The science of vehicle dynamics: handling, braking, and ride of road and race cars by Biral, Francesco

“…Guiggiani’s book titled “The Science of Vehicle Dynamics. Handling, Braking, and Ride of Road and Race Cars” is an excellent contribution to the comprehension…”
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Semi-analytical minimum time solutions with velocity constraints for trajectory following of vehicles by Frego, Marco, Bertolazzi, Enrico, Biral, Francesco, Fontanelli, Daniele, Palopoli, Luigi

“…We consider the problem of finding an optimal manoeuvre that moves a car-like vehicle between two configurations in minimum time. We propose a two phase…”
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Robust and Sample-Efficient Estimation of Vehicle Lateral Velocity Using Neural Networks With Explainable Structure Informed by Kinematic Principles by Lio, Mauro Da, Piccinini, Mattia, Biral, Francesco

“…This paper presents kinematics-structured neural networks (KS-NN) for the lateral speed estimation of vehicles. The internal structure of the networks is…”
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Point data reconstruction and smoothing using cubic splines and clusterization by Bertolazzi, Enrico, Frego, Marco, Biral, Francesco

“…An algorithm to smooth a sequence of noisy data in Rd with cubic polynomials is herein presented. The data points are assumed to be sequentially ordered, with…”
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